Rafał Grodzicki (born 28 October 1983) is a Polish former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the scouting director of

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

club

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

and chairman of

V liga V liga represents the sixth level of the Polish football hierarchy. Teams promoted from V liga move up to IV liga, whilst relegated teams descend to the regional league. Currently, this league is present only in the Greater Poland (Wielkopols ...

club Jutrzenka Giebułtów. In the final years of his playing career, Grodzicki joined

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as a

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and co-commentator. From May 2023 to December 2023, he was the sporting manager of

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Warta Poznań Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. As of the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, they compete in the II liga, ...

. On 12 November 2024, he took on the role of sporting director at his former club

, replacing David Balda. At the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, he was moved to the position of scouting director.

Honours

Motor Lublin *

III liga, group IV III liga, group IV is one of the four groups of III liga, which are competitions of the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. This group was established in 2016, when, after the 2015–16 season, as a result of the reorganization of th ...

: 2019–20

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* * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Kraków Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers KS Cracovia players Górnik Wieliczka players GKS Bełchatów players Ruch Chorzów players Śląsk Wrocław players Stal Mielec players Motor Lublin players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players IV liga players Polish sports executives and administrators Polish football executives 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-defender-1980s-stub